This summer, over 22,000 laptops and iPads were handed out to students. Almost overnight, the entire system went digital. You can't transform an entire school system into the future without problems, glitches, confusion and hurt feelings.

I was lucky enough to land in Huntsville in time to watch this intriguing character at a school board meeting Thursday night. His physicality, speech and mannerisms remind me of another West Point grad: Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski.

He takes cool pride in statistics that show a sharp increase in math proficiency and a drastic decrease in discipline problems on his brief watch.

From what I heard from folks at the meeting, many teachers are intimidated by Wardynski. They feel threatened by his omnipresent, military style. They are afraid to complain. When some of your troops come up missing, you'd also be unsettled by a boss with an arched eyebrow and calculating sneer.

We'll be keeping an eye on the Huntsville schools and their superintendent. As one TV military character used to say, he is "vedddy interestingk."